William Smith’s Bicentenary Exhibition March – September 2015
Curated with the help and support of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History

2015 was the bicentenary of the publication of Smith’s famous map, and this exhibition which included original maps, diaries and letters, and specially commissioned audio recordings, commemorated his life and work and celebrated his legacy.

Local Farming (including audio recordings by Peter Crudge (pictured), Tony Huffer, Roger Shorter, Derek Woods

Under the Government's evacuation plan "Operation Pied Piper", over 50 children were evacuated to Churchill and Sarsden during the war.
This exhibition has now finished but if you are interested in any aspects of it, please contact us.
We have archived the material and oral recordings.

Evacuees arriving at Chipping Norton station

 "Americans are not Englishmen who are different, but foreigners who are rather like us."
Pamphlet issued by the Army Bureau of Current Affairs (1943)   
From 1944, The HQ for CCB Company of 6th Armoured Division, US Army, was based in the grounds of Sarsden House,
and the upper floors of the house itself - the home of Lady Wyfold - became the officers' accommodation.

A snapshot of the history of medicine in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds
Medical memorabilia and exhibits on the history of diseases, remedies, local doctors, public health and family welfare